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InDepth InterView: Susan Stroman Talks PBS Mel Brooks Doc, BIG FISH, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, SCOTTSBORO BOYS In LA/UK, BLAZING SADDLES & More

Today we are talking to a five-time Tony Award-winning director/choreographer celebrated for her stupendous work on CRAZY FOR YOU, THE PRODUCERS, CONTACT, THE FROGS, THOU SHALT NOT, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN... (more...)

Lincoln Center Names Next President: Jed Bernstein Steps in Beginning January 2014

The Lincoln Center Board of Directors has unanimously selected Jed Bernstein, theater producer and educator, as its next president. The announcement was made today by Katherine Farley, Lincoln Center... (more...)

Thomas & Friends Joins PBS KIDS' Weekday Schedule

Today at PBS' Annual Meeting with its member stations, PBS KIDS announced that THOMAS & FRIENDS will move to its daily schedule starting on October 7, 2013 (check local listings). (more...)

PBS to Bring LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX to U.S.

BBC Worldwide North America Sales & Distribution and PBS announced today the sale to PBS of the first season of the critically acclaimed British drama LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX and the third season of the... (more...)

Richard Isen's CHANCE to Make World Premiere at Alcove Theater, 7/5-28

After its workshop production at the York Theatre in NYC in Nov. 2011, Chance - A Musical Play about Love, Risk & Getting it Right -will be having the its world premiere staging at The Alcove Theatre ... (more...)

PBS's NATURE to Follow the Great Zebra Exodus, 5/15

How strong family ties help the zebras overcome obstacles in their epic search for food and water is revealed when NATURE follows the Great Zebra Exodus, airing Wednesday, May 15 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS... (more...)

PBS Announces New Series GENEALOGY ROADSHOW, Coming This Fall

DPBS announced today that it will add the new series GENEALOGY ROADSHOW to its fall lineup. Part detective story, part emotional journey, GENEALOGY ROADSHOW will combine history and science to uncover... (more...)

Streisand, New Hamlisch Doc & More Get PBS Fall Dates

PBS announced today a fall primetime line-up featuring a strong roster of wide-ranging programs. Among the exciting highlights will be "Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn" in which the legendary Bar... (more...)

Julie Taymor to be Honored at the 2013 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art First Awards at Brooklyn Museum

Award-winning theatre, opera, and film director Julie Taymor will be honored at the 2013 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art First Awards at the Brooklyn Museum on June 13 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.... (more...)

Rebecca Luker, Marin Mazzie & More Set for NewNJTV Cabaret Series

NJTV, New Jersey's public television network, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) announced the production of a new music television series, American Songbook at NJPAC, taped before a li... (more...)

THIRTEEN Announces Weekly Listings for NYC-ARTS

NYC-ARTS provides arts lovers in the tri-state area with an all-access pass to the New York City area's myriad cultural offerings: from music and dance concerts, to the theater, museums and galleries... (more...)

Christine Baranski, Irina Dvorovenko and More Star in Encores! ON YOUR TOES, Beg. Tonight

Christine Baranski, Kelli Barrett, Walter Bobbie, Jeremy Cohen, Dalton Harrod, Randy Skinner, Shonn Wiley, Karen Ziemba,New York City Ballet Principaldancer Joaquin De Luz and American Ballet Theatre ... (more...)

PBS's NATURE Explores the Private Life of Deer Tonight

THIRTEEN's Nature draws back the curtain on the private life of deer, tonight, May 8, 2013 on PBS. The documentary reveals how whitetails make themselves right at home in the suburbs . (more...)

The PhilHallmonics to Present THE LUSTY MONTH OF MAY at Lincoln Center, 5/13

Join us for The Lusty Month of May, a musical theater performance by The PhilHallmonics of songs celebrating the time reawakening of sex, love and desire at Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium, 4... (more...)

BENEDICTUS to Play Theater for the New City Beginning 5/30

Theater for the New City, Crystal Field, Executive Director, has announced that the world premiere of Tom Attea's new play, BENEDICTUS, written two years ago, about a pope who resigns, will open on Ma... (more...)

FLASHDANCE Makes Orange County Premiere at Segerstrom Center, Now thru 5/19

FLASHDANCE - THE MUSICAL, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film that defined a generation, will make its Segerstrom Center premiere tonight, May 7 - 19, 2013. (more...)

TED TALKS EDUCATION Airs on PBS Tonight

TED, the non-profit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, and WNET, in partnership with PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), will co-produce TED's first-ever original television special ... (more...)

Il Volo to Perform at Radio City Music Hall, 9/27; Tickets on Sale 5/13

Live Nation announced today that singing sensations Il Volo will perform on the Great Stage at Radio City Music Hall on Friday, September 27th, 2013 at 8:00PM. (more...)

ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE to Kick Off Stages' 27th Season, 5/31

STAGES ST. LOUIS celebrates music legend and cross-over sensation Patsy Cline, May 31 through June 30 at the Robert G. Reim Theatre in Kirkwood. The touching true story, Always... Patsy Cline combines... (more...)

Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley Join Cast of NO MAN'S LAND and WAITING FOR GODOT

Tony Award winners Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley will join Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in the limited season repertoire of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, ... (more...)

This Week in Pictures: April 27-May 3

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: The Oliviers sweep through London, Megan Hilty sings at NY Pops and Matilda shows off its Revolting Children. (more...)

PBS's NATURE to Explore the Private Life of Deer, 5/8

THIRTEEN's Nature draws back the curtain on the private life of deer, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 on PBS. The documentary reveals how whitetails make themselves right at home in the suburbs . (more...)

RAIN MAN Among Classics Set for Thirteen's REEL 13 This May

May Classics are 'Top of their Genres' on Reel 13 on THIRTEEN. This month's selections include some of the American Film Institute's best thriller, inspirational, courtroom and sports films. (more...)

PBS's Great Performances Showcases Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris Tonight

Paul Taylor is the last living member of the pantheon that created America's indigenous art of modern dance. At an age when most artists' best work is behind them, Taylor continues to win acclaim for ... (more...)

ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Begins at Milwaukee Rep Tonight

With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Janis Joplin took the music scene by storm. Simultaneously rough and vulnerable, Joplin was dubbed the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, proving music wasn't... (more...)